Iron block SR´s?

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Swedish Mike
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Just a quick question. Do you guys have a iron block SR20? I´ve only seen alu ones.

/Mike


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NoStickers
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mines aluminum

myees13
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I think every SR is aluminum

Swedish Mike
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Thanks guys, just what I thought. A guy told me this today, that some Red Top´s had iron block, some old versions.

/Mike

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nonchalant rage
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ive heard this too, but i think its nothing more than a myth

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karmakaze
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the rb20det is iron.

Nismo_Freak
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All SR blocks are aluminum.

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C - ROD
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the CA is iron, as well as the RB motors, but not the SR, it is aluminum

rb20det_pwr
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I once heard of taking a CA block (iron) and boring it to fit SR pistons, and mating it onto an SR head. Im not sure of the realisticness, or practicality of this. but it seems like a cool idea.

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jt15833
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soda cans are also made of aluminum

CA OWNZ JOO

Onizuka
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so are airliners, space ships and multi-million dollar race cars....


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